Friday, November 26, 2010

Villagers claim deaths, complicating Afghan push (AP)

Villagers claim deaths, complicating Afghan push (AP)

Villagers claim deaths, complicating Afghan push (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:27 AM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 picture, Marines of India company, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, First Marine Division, talk to a man in Sangin, Afghanistan. Locals in this southern Afghan valley have accused U.S. Marines of regularly killing civilians since they launched an aggressive campaign against the Taliban here over a month ago — claims the Marines say are untrue and fueled by insurgent propaganda. But the Marines acknowledge that unless they can change people's minds, they stand little chance of winning the local support necessary to tame a key area of Afghanistan that has been the deadliest place for coalition troops this year. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)AP - Locals in this southern Afghan valley have accused U.S. Marines of regularly killing civilians since they launched an aggressive campaign against the Taliban here over a month ago — claims the Marines say are untrue and fueled by insurgent propaganda.

N.Korea stages artillery drill, warns of threat of war (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:13 AM PST

A South Korean man lays flowers at a makeshift memorial altar for the South Korean marines killed during North Korea's attack on Yeonpyeong Island, in downtown Seoul. North Korea staged an artillery drill Friday within earshot of a South Korean island shelled earlier this week, and warned that an upcoming US-South Korean naval exercise heightens the risk of war.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - North Korea staged an artillery drill Friday within earshot of a South Korean island shelled earlier this week, and warned that an upcoming US-South Korean naval exercise heightens the risk of war.

Teenagers adrift in Pacific for 50 days reach land (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:10 AM PST

One of three boys from Tokelau island, center, is helped on his arrival at the Stanley Brown Naval Base in Suva, Fuji, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. The trio survived 50 days adrift in a tiny boat in the South Pacific by drinking rainwater and eating raw fish and a seagull before being rescued by a passing trawler, a senior crewman on the fishing vessel said. (AP Photo/ Pita Ligaiula)AP - Three teenage boys who spent 50 days adrift in a tiny boat in the South Pacific walked ashore on shaky legs Friday after their chance rescue — celebrated on their home island hundreds of miles (kilometers) away as a miracle that brought them back from the dead.

India shrugs off Chinese influence in Sri Lanka (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:08 AM PST

In this handout picture released by the Sri Lankan Presidential Office, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (L) shakes hands with visiting Indian Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (R) in Colombo. Krishna, who arrived November 25, is due to have bilateral meetings before departing November 27.(AFP/President's Office-HO)AFP - India has no worries about rival China's expanding ties with Sri Lanka, India's foreign minister said on Friday, a week after Colombo unveiled a 1.5-billion-dollar Chinese-funded port.

Games best for China as Bangladesh win cricket (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:33 AM PST

Emiko Homma of Japan (L) competes against Feng Lanlan of China in the womens -68kg gold medal match of the karate at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou. When Feng clinched the women's 68kg karate title it pushed China's total golds to 184, shattering their previous best at the Beijing Asiad in 1990, a tally no other country has reached since the Games began in 1951.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Powerhouse China made Guangzhou its most successful Asian Games ever on Friday as Bangladesh beat Afghanistan to win not just the cricket but their first gold medal in Asiad history.

Defiant North Korea fires artillery warning shots (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:31 AM PST

South Korean navy ships sail near the Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak ordered more troops to the front-line island and dumped his defense minister Thursday as the country grappled with lapses in its response to a deadly North Korean artillery strike. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - A defiant flash of North Korean artillery within sight of the island that it attacked this week sent a warning signal to Seoul and Washington: The North is not backing down.

Son of Taiwan's former vice president shot at rally (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:27 AM PST

A TVBS grabbed footage shows the moment of the assination attempt on Sean Lien (unseen) as he was campaigning for Taipei county mayor elections in Hsinchuan, Taipei county. The son of Taiwan's former vice president Lien Chan was shot in the face while campaigning for the ruling Kuomintang party a day before local elections, according to party officials.(AFP/TVBS)AFP - The son of Taiwan's former vice president Lien Chan was shot in the face on Friday while campaigning for the ruling Kuomintang party a day before local elections, according to party officials.

Thai ruling party faces ban verdict Monday: deputy PM (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:14 AM PST

Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) talks with Suthep Thuagsuban (L) in Bangkok in 2008. Thailand is expected to learn the fate of its ruling Democrats next week in a court verdict that could lead to the party's dissolution, the deputy prime minister Thuagsuban said Friday.(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Thailand is expected to learn the fate of its ruling Democrats next week in a court verdict that could lead to the party's dissolution, the deputy prime minister said Friday.

China harassing Mongols ahead of dissident release: activist (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:13 AM PST

This undated handout photo released by Free-Hada-Now.org shows ethnic Mongol dissident Hada (C) posing with his wife (L) and his son at an office in Inner Mongolia. Chinese authorities are blocking family from visiting Hada who is due to be released next month after 15 years in prison.(AFP/Free-Hada-Now.Org)AFP - Chinese authorities are blocking family from visiting an ethnic Mongol dissident due to be released next month after 15 years in prison and harassing his supporters, his wife said Friday.

Top UN official to meet Myanmar's Suu Kyi (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:09 AM PST

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) leaves the National League for Democracy party headquarters in Yangon. A senior UN official will meet Suu Kyi during a two-day visit to Yangon this weekend, a government official in the military-ruled country said Friday.(AFP/Soe Than Win)AFP - A senior UN official will meet Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi during a two-day visit to Yangon this weekend, a government official in the military-ruled country said Friday.

Son of former Taiwan VP shot at election rally (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:33 AM PST

FILE -- In this file photo taken on May 1, 2005, former Taiwanese Vice President Lien Chan, left, and Lien Sheng-wen, his elder son, right, along with other family members, unseen, pose for photos at the grave site of Lien Chan's grandmother, Madam Shen in Xia'an, western China. Lien Sheng-wen was shot in the head and critically wounded while speaking Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, at a campaign rally in suburban Taipei, local media have reported. (AP Photo/Song Hongmei, File)AP - A gunman opened fire on a campaign rally on the eve of key local elections in Taiwan on Friday, killing one man and critically wounding the son of a former vice president. A suspect is in custody and may belong to a gang.

Pakistan foils capital bomb plot; missiles kill 3 (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 06:51 AM PST

Imran Khan (C), Pakistan's former cricket captain turned politician, gestures during a rally to protest against price hikes and corruption in politics, in Lahore November 26, 2010. Khan threatened that if the government will not control inflation, he will call upon his supporters for civil disobedience, local media reported. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)AP - Police arrested two would-be suicide bombers planning to attack a mosque and a government building in Pakistan's capital Friday, as local officials said another suspected U.S. missile strike near the Afghan border killed three alleged insurgents.

Indonesia's Mount Bromo volcano spews ash into sky (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 06:45 AM PST

Resident Sukitri weeps after seeing her house destroyed by the eruption Mount Merapi in Cangkringan, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010.(AP Photo)AP - Officials say one of Indonesia's dozens of volcanos has shot ash into the air in a minor eruption that caused no injuries.

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Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:09 AM PST

AP - Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected US missiles have killed 3 alleged militants.

UN official to meet Myanmar's Suu Kyi: diplomats (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 02:05 AM PST

Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi smiles to devotees as she pays a visit to Myanmar's fame Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - A senior United Nations official will visit Myanmar this weekend to meet the country's military rulers and recently released democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said Friday.

Japan election sure to show opposition to US base (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:23 AM PST

In this Nov. 11, 2010 photo, incumbent Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima waves from a vehicle during his campaign for the Nov. 28 Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The election for the governor of Okinawa where a controversial U.S. Marine base is located is likely to cause more problems for Japan's relations with key ally, the United States, as both leading candidates, Nakaima and Yoichi Iha, want the base off the island. Nakaima is less vocal on the U.S. Futenma air base, and is open to having it moved to some place else in Japan, but wants the base out of Okinawa. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICAAP - An election Sunday for the governor of a southern Japanese island where a controversial U.S. Marine base is located is likely to cause more problems for Japan's relations with key ally the United States, as both leading candidates want the facility off the island.

Director: Murakami took 4 years to approve movie (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:21 AM PST

Vietnamese film director Tran Anh Hung answers reporters questions during a interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. The director of an upcoming movie based on Haruki Murakami's book 'Norwegian Wood' says it took him four years to win the Japanese author's approval to adapt the popular novel.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - The director of an upcoming movie based on Haruki Murakami's book "Norwegian Wood" says it took him four years to win the Japanese author's approval to adapt the popular novel.

India marks 2 years since Mumbai terror attack (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:47 PM PST

A man pays homage in front of portraits of police officers killed in the Mumbai terror attack outside the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, one of the sites of the attack, on the second anniversary of the attack in Mumbai, India, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. India rebuked Pakistan on Thursday for not punishing the alleged masterminds of the 2008 terror attack on the Indian financial capital of Mumbai that killed 166 people. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - India marked the second anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack Friday with somber ceremonies and a renewed promise to seek justice for the 166 people slain in an assault that has set back peace efforts with archrival Pakistan.

US presence in Afghanistan as long as Soviet slog (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:29 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2001 file photo, Northern Alliance soldiers watch as U.S. air strikes pound Taliban positions in Kunduz province , Afghanistan. The US military presence in Afghanistan has surpassed the Soviet occupation of the country. The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days. The U.S.-led coalition has now been fighting for as long as the Soviets did, and while two invasions had different goals — and dramatically different body counts — whether they have significantly different outcomes remains to be seen. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)AP - The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days.

3rd blast rocks NZ mine where 29 workers died (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:50 PM PST

A specially designed jet engine is unloaded at Hokitika Airport, New Zealand, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, to be transported to the mine at Greymouth to aid with clearing toxic gas from the mine where 29 miners are trapped and are feared dead following an explosion nearly a week ago. Search teams have been unable to approach the mine because of explosive methane and other toxic gases. The trapped miners are thought to be dead following an underground explosion on Wednesday. (AP Photo/NZPA, Ross Setford) NEW ZEALAND OUTAP - Another underground blast ripped through a New Zealand coal mine on Friday almost a week to the minute after an earlier explosion caused the country's worst mining disaster in decades, with 29 killed.
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